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Grease Ball update!

GKS onesie

You've already got your tickets to the Grease Ball, right? It's Sunday, March 18, at the Wonder Ballroom, and what a day it will be! Great music and more, including:

Captain Bogg & Salty
The Jellydots
A mini-squadron from The Sprockettes
Fun filmy stuff from Indiekid Films

And it just keeps getting better! We just got word that some limited-edition supergroovy "Greasy Kid Stuff" T-shirts and onesies will be available for purchase at the Ball — designed by the wonderful Jessica Wolk-Stanley and silkscreened by the cool folks at Orbitbug! Orbitbug will also be on hand to help kids silkscreen their own $2 GKS bandanas!

The Grease Ball: Sunday, March 18, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St. in Portland. Doors open at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under (ages 2 and under free). Tickets are available in advance through Ticketmaster and may also be purchased (cash only) at the Wonder Ballroom box office (open Monday through Friday, noon–6 p.m.) and Café Wonder (Tuesday through Saturday plus show nights, 5 p.m.–close).

GKS Playlist 02.24.07

1. The Dandy Lions - Greasy Kid Stuff
   Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
   
2. The Jellydots - Bicycle
   Hey You Kids! (Jellydots, 2006)
   
3. Peter Himmelman - Have You Ever Really Looked At an Egg?
   My Green Kite (Rounder, 2007)
   
4. Jack Fetterman - Chicken Dance
   Anita and Joe Present: The Chicken Dance 2003
   
5. Shonen Knife - Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)
   The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains (Kid Rhino, 2002)
   
6. Supernova - Mommy
   Greasy Kid Stuff 2: More Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2004)
   
7. The Neanderthals - Beep Beep
   The Neanderthals in Space (Spinout, 2005)
   
8. Man, Chorus - The Mustard
   Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling (Mutant Enemy, 2002)
   
9. They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
   (www.tmbg.com)
   
10. The Towne Dandies - Haircuts Now!
    My First Stampede (BE2, 2001)
    
11. Logan Whitehurst & the Jr. Science Club - Infinite Tube of Toothpaste
    Very Tiny Songs (Plastic Snowman, 2006)
    
12. The Kooks - The King and I
    Colours Are Brighter (Rough Trade, 2006)
    
13. Frances England - Fascinating Creatures
    Fascinating Creatures (self-released, 2006)
    
14. Yo La Tengo - My Little Corner of the World
    Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
15. Captain Bogg & Salty - Weather Eye
    Bedtime Stories for Pirates (Scabbydisc, 1999)
16. Siouxsie & the Banshees - Trust In Me
    Through the Looking Glass (Geffen, 1987)
17. Throw That Beat in the Garbagecan! - I Wish I Was Mickey Mouse
    Large Marge Sent Us! (SpinArt, 1993)

GKS Playlist 02.17.07

1. The Dandy Lions - Greasy Kid Stuff
   Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
   
2. The Mr. T Experience - Up and Down
   Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
   
3. The Neanderthals - Purple People Eater
   The Neanderthals in Space (Spinout, 2005)
   
4. The Fleshtones - Don't Be a Dropout
   Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute to James Brown (Zero Hour, 1995)
   
5. Key Wilde & Mr. Clark - Favorite Names
   (unreleased)
   
6. The Galactic Heroes - George Washington
   (unreleased)
   
7. They Might Be Giants - James K. Polk
   Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (Elektra/Rhino, 2002)
   
8. The Presidents of the United States of America - Feather Pluckn
   The Presidents of the United States of America (Sony, 1995)
   
9. Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor & Chorus - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
   Purab Aur Pachhim (Saregama/The Orchard)
   
10. They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
    (www.tmbg.com)
    
11. Logan Whitehurst & the Jr. Science Club - If I Were a Pangolin
    Very Tiny Songs (Plastic Snowman, 2006)
    
12. The B-52's - Song for a Future Generation
    Whammy! (Warner Bros., 1983)
    
13. Captain Bogg & Salty - Pegleg Tango
    Pegleg Tango (Scabbydisc, 2005)
    
14. The Jellydots - Hey You Kids!
    Hey You Kids! (Jellydots, 2006)
    
15. The Apples in Stereo - Signal in the Sky (Let's Go!)
    The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains (Kid Rhino, 2002)
16. The Nutley Brass - Chicken: Impossible
    Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
17. The Aquabats - Tiny Pants
    The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death (Goldenvoice, 1999)
    
    

The Grease Ball is coming!

Mark your calendars, folks, and get your tickets soon! The Grease Ball is a-comin' and we are beside ourselves with excitement! Check this lineup:

Captain Bogg & Salty

Captain Bogg & Salty

The Jellydots
A mini-squadron from The Sprockettes

Plus fun filmy stuff from Indiekid Films

It's all happening Sunday, March 18, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St. in Portland. Doors open at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under (ages 2 and under free). Tickets are available in advance through Ticketmaster and may also be purchased (cash only) at the Wonder Ballroom box office (open Monday through Friday, noon–6 p.m.) and Café Wonder (Tuesday through Saturday plus show nights, 5 p.m.–close).

Ballgowns and tiaras optional, though of course encouraged! See you there!

GKS Playlist 02.10.07

1. The Dandy Lions - Greasy Kid Stuff
   Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside the Radio (Confidential, 2002)
   
2. Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World
   D on't Worry About Me (Sanctuary, 2002)
   
3. Orange Mothers - Hidden Track
   Big Blue House (Jim Thunder, 2000)
   
4. Candy Band - Ken Lost His Head
   Candy Band (Rockinmama, 2003)
   
5. Parry Gripp - One Donut a Day
   For Those About To Shop, We Salute You (Oglio, 2005)
   
6. Wynona Carr - Nursery Rhyme Rock
   Jump Jack Jump! (Specialty reissue, 1994)
   
7. Ms. Vee - Rap Nursery Rhyme Medley
   Rap Rhymes! Mother Goose on the Loose (Epic, 1993)
   
8. Smoosh - Rad
   She Like Electric (Pattern 25, 2004)
   
9. The Screaming Blue Messiahs - I Wanna Be a Flintstone
   Bikini Red (Elektra, 1987)
   
10. They Might Be Giants - Greasy Kid Stuff
    (www.tmbg.com)
    
11. Kenny Young & the Eggplants - A Worm's Life
    The Search for Eggplantis (Coney Island, 2002)
    
12. Captain Bogg & Salty - Sea Monster
    Pegleg Tango (Scabbydisc, 2005)
    
13. Zydeco Elvis - ABC Song
    Rudy’s Rockin’ Kiddie Caravan (TNT, 1997)
    
14. Belle & Sebastian - The Monkeys Are Breaking Out the Zoo
    Colours Are Brighter (Rough Trade UK, 2006)
    
15. Happy Tom - Cereal
    Family Hootenanny (Hootenanny, 2006)
    
16. The Barcelona Pavilion - Tidy Up Tidy Up
    Colours Are Brighter (Rough Trade UK, 2006)
    
17. The Smothers Brothers - Chocolate
    The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers (Mercury, 1962)
    
18. The Presidents of the United States of America - Feather Pluckn
    The Presidents of the United States of America (Sony, 1995)
19. Devo - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
    Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (Rhino, 2000)
    
    

Greasy kids rock out at 'Alternadad' book party

Alternadad

Belinda & D.J. Waah Waah cut a rug

We had a blast spinning records at Powell's  during the Portland stop on Neal Pollack's Alternadad book tour. What's better than watching kids and parents hop around to the Ramones? Um, maybe watching kids and parents hop around to Toy Dolls? Anyway, we met a ton of nice people, including a Sprockette. Thanks so much to everyone who came up and said hello — and sorry if we weren't able to get to your request. For Neal's full account of the party, go here.